Name something made with plastic that we could easily live without.

[Anonymous]

Air fresheners

[Anonymous]

K-cups

[Anonymous]

Plastic soda bottles.

[Anonymous]

plastic forks spoons knives

use metal and wash

[Anonymous]

Water bottles. They became ubiquitous around mid 90s. Prior to that people just used the water fountain.
The billions of people in mainland China thankfully carry their own tea thermoses everywhere. But Americans gots to have their Fiji Water bottled and flown in from the Pacific.

[Anonymous]

Bey blades

[Anonymous]

Thick plastic containers for pieces of gum. Plastic containers Fresh Market uses for prepared food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bey blades

Eh, kids get hours of enjoyment from them. A lot different than a bottle or bag to carry your already packaged groceries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Water bottles. They became ubiquitous around mid 90s. Prior to that people just used the water fountain.
The billions of people in mainland China thankfully carry their own tea thermoses everywhere. But Americans gots to have their Fiji Water bottled and flown in from the Pacific.

The 90s were all about Nalgene bottles!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Water bottles. They became ubiquitous around mid 90s. Prior to that people just used the water fountain.
The billions of people in mainland China thankfully carry their own tea thermoses everywhere. But Americans gots to have their Fiji Water bottled and flown in from the Pacific.

The 90s were all about Nalgene bottles!

Yeah bottled water really exploded with BPA — Nalgene had migrate from HDPE (milk jug) plastic to polycarbonate which was lighter and clearer and better tasting BUT contained BPA. So suddenly reusable waste bottles were suspect especially after washing so disposable PET became ubiquitous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bey blades

+1. And most children's toys.

[Anonymous]

Things in "goody" bags.

[Anonymous]

laundry detergent containers.

[Anonymous]

ziplocs, grocery bags, saran wrap. Too much avoidable plastic in grocery stores aslo (meat, vegggies).
I wish someone came up with a sustainable solution for take-out containers. Also toothbrushes.

[Anonymous]

Everything in Dollar General, Target dollar spot etc. just landfill that no one needs.